Multimedia Journalism

This first multimedia example I found was about "Shutter Island". I liked that the article had the option to watch the movie trailer, which would be helpful for readers that may have never heard of it or the actors in it. The article also had box office results from the last week to give readers extra information as well.

The second example is from CNN, an article about "Xynthia", the storm sweeping through Europe which has killed a least 55 people. I liked the use of pictures since it allowed the reader to see images of the damages that have occurred. They also had a "story highlights" box so the reader could easily skim to see the overall story in the article. However, I think that if they had used a video instead of pictures it could have been better, especially if they'd interviewed people who had survived the storm.

The third example is from ESPN, which always seems to have pretty good multimedia features. The article was on Sidney Crosby's goal to defeat the USA Hockey Team. Not only did article have pictures, but also showed a playlist of videos that related to the event. The only complaints I have about it though is the tendency for the videos to have difficulty loading, pausing, and advertisements that could cause viewers to surf elsewhere.


I'll also include the feature on Transworld Snowboarding about Shaun White's Gold Medal Tour, although I'm not sure if this counts since it seems less like breaking news, and more of just a recount of what Shaun has been up to since winning gold...again. However, the multimedia aspect of it seems phenomenal, each day has either a video or picture to go along with the "summary" of his activities.


Overall, I actually prefer reading articles than watching videos, but I see the value in having them.